Clarkston (play)

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Clarkston is a 90-minute, one-act play written by Samuel D. Hunter, that won the 2015 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. The play is set in Clarkston, Washington, with a focus on American narratives of isolation, mortality and human connection against the backdrop of a Costco warehouse. The play was crafted as a companion piece to Lewiston, with both plays examining descendants of Lewis and Clark grappling with the remains of American frontier spirit. The play premiered at the Dallas Theater Center in December 2015. A joint production with Lewiston premiered Off-Broadway at the Rattlesticks Playwrights Theater in 2018, earning a Clive Barnes Award for Edmund Donovan (playing Jake), and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play nomination. In 2025, Trafalgar Theater hosted the West End premiere, featuring Joe Locke as Jake.

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